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Alternatives to store-bought fertilizer are all around you
June 28, 2022 - 7:09 AM

The cost of everything from gas to burgers may be rising, but home gardeners growing produce have found a way at least to avoid paying $4 for a pound of tomatoes.
Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals
June 27, 2022 - 2:09 PM

ESSEX, Vt. (AP) — Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate Murphy’s children to buy lunch at school. She and her husband would buy in bulk and make bag lunches at home. So the free school meals that were made available to students nationwide amid the crisis have brought welcome relief, especially since her husband lost his job last year at a bakery company that closed.
Anti-abortion centers to grow, wield more influence post-Roe
June 27, 2022 - 1:31 PM

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — “Woman’s Choice,” the sign proclaims in bold pink letters. But despite promising abortion information and free pregnancy testing, the facility in Charleston, West Virginia, is designed to steer women facing an unwanted pregnancy away from choosing an abortion.
US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall
June 27, 2022 - 8:01 AM

U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.
Inflation sparks global wave of protests for higher pay, aid
June 25, 2022 - 12:32 AM

Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people's wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers’ strikes around the world.
Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban
June 24, 2022 - 3:13 PM

Juul can continue to sell its electronic cigarettes, at least for now, after a federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a government ban.
Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in US
June 24, 2022 - 8:18 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S.
FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
June 23, 2022 - 1:38 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17
June 23, 2022 - 12:50 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday.
Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices
June 23, 2022 - 12:13 PM

TORONTO - Skipping the occasional meal has become the norm for Tara Andrews, who says soaring grocery prices have made it too hard to adequately feed herself and her two teens.
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'Unique terroir': B.C. wine labels will now recognize smaller growing regions in Okanagan
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Massachusetts lawyer charged with trying to bribe cop in marijuana case
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Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is on its way to becoming valuable industrial land. There is such a demand for industrial land in the city that it’s nearing $3 million an

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Lifestyle News

Alternatives to store-bought fertilizer are all around you

Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals

Anti-abortion centers to grow, wield more influence post-Roe

US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall

Inflation sparks global wave of protests for higher pay, aid

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban

Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in US

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17

Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices

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